Mid-Century Modern Lighting
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Place of Origin: Italian
Mid-Century Large Veined Beige Cocoon Pendant by Castiglioni, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning and incredibly rare large mid-century round veined "Cocoon" chandelier designed by Achille Castilglioni and produced in Italy during the 1960s.
In fabulous condition and f...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Steel
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Design Wall Lights Stilnovo Style Brass Opaline
Located in Bochum, NRW
Mid-century design wall lights in the style of Stilnovo.
A stylish combination of brass & opaline glass!
These wall lights look amazing when lit and are a superb example of the famou...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Joe Colombo Nickel-Plated Table Lamp
The Globe
by Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp "The Globe" designed by Victor Vaisilev in 1964.
Table lamp giving direct and diffused light in trasparent blown glass. Metal base and structure.
Manufactured by Oluce, It...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
1970s Multicoloured Vintage Murano glas Pendant light by La Murrina
By La Murrina
Located in Palermo, PA
1970s Multicoloured Vintage Murano glas Pendant light
A beautiful vintage glass pendant light with a floral-inspired shade. Its graceful, decorative, and full of character.
The or...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pendant Chandelier Gaetano Sciolari Glass Brass Midcentury Italian Design 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Elegant chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari with 6 E27 lights made with stems in chromed nickel finish and brushed brass colored panels, where each arm supports a transparent cylindrical ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mazzega Pendant Glass Murano Ice Frost Leaves Gilt Gold Structure, Italy 1970
By Mazzega
Located in La xara, VC
Exceptional cascade pendant with leaves glass Murano oversized around 30 cm with GILT GOLD structure. The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of the italian Design.
This unique Mazzega cascade...
Category
1870s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$2,694 Sale Price
35% Off
Vintage Palmette Wall Light, Amber Glasses
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Luxury and GENUINE Murano Glass pair of applique. 100% HAND MADE IN MURANO. The appliques are made by 9 Murano handmade amber palmette glass, for each one, in a Solid metal frame gol...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Murano ceiling lamp - 32 PINK glass petals
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Spectacular ceiling lamp with 32 Murano pink glass petals (pink with white spot) in golden painted metal frame. Elegant lighting object.
Period: late 20th century
Dimensions: 19.20 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
1950s Italian Articulating Floor Lamp Attributed to Arredoluce
By Arredoluce
Located in Glendale, CA
1950s Italian Articulating Floor Lamp Attributed to Arredoluce
An exceptional piece of 1950s lighting design executed in chromed steel that sits on a white marble base with black le...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Metal, Chrome
Italian Designer, Wall Light, Brass, Fabric, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and pink yellow fabric wall light designed and produced in Italy, c. 1930s.
Brass presents with heavy discoloration consistent with age and use
Overall Dimensions (Inches):...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian Designer, Wall Lights, Teak, Brass, Metal, Glass, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of teak, brass, black-lacquered metal and white opaline glass wall lights designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.
Very light scratching present throughout brass.
Overall ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal
pair of wall lamps sconces barovier&toso 1950s - barovier
toso
Located in taranto, IT
pair of murano glass wall sconces in white color machined, 1950s Barovier&Toso production, with brass construction elements, brass wall bracket.
Made with the "dew" technique, that ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Murano Art Glass Soft Pink Mushroom Lamp
Located in Toronto, ON
Stunning Murano art glass mushroom lamp with a closed top shape in a soft pink colour. It was originally made in the island of Murano, Italy in the 1970s by Murano glass artisans. Th...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
$825 Sale Price
25% Off
Esperia Italia 1970 Chrome Metal Minimalist Pendant Chandelier
By Esperia
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Minimalist 1970s Chrome Metal Trumpet Lamp
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
$621 Sale Price
30% Off
Midcentury French Riviera Chandelier Rattan and Wicker, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful hand-crafted chandelier in rattan and wicker with chain with round rattan links which can be shortened to adjust it to the desired height.
Made in Italy in th...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Straw, Rattan
Mazzega Tulip Pendant Lamp Plum
Clear Murano Glass by Carlo Nason Italy 1960s
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant tulip pendant light with plum and clear Murano glass blades on a partly chromed and nickel hardware designed by Carlo Nason. Chandelier illuminates beautifully and offers a l...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel, Chrome, Nickel
Gino Sarfatti 2097 30-Bulb Chrome Chandelier for Flos
By Flos, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Miami, FL
Thirty incandescent bulb 2097 chandelier originally designed by Gino Sarfatti in 1958 for Flos. This piece was produced circa 1990s and maintains the Flos label.
The 2097 Chandelie...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
$1,687 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair of Murano Glass Table Lamps with Various Green Shades and Brass
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
This pair of artfully composed table lamps features a sophisticated interplay of color, form, and material. Each lamp is built around a sculptural stack of hand-blown glass elements:...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Sputnik Italian chandelier
By Mazzega
Located in Budapest, HU
Sputnik space age Italian vintage crystal chandelier made by 51 multicolored glasses in a burnished brass metal frame. Elegant lighting object.
Period: late XX century
Dimensions: 39...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,658 / item
1970s Gorgeous "Trapezio" Pendant Lamp in Brass by Cattaneo. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous "Trapezio" pendant lamp in brass by Cattaneo with two halogen lights. Made in Italy
It works perfectly. It's in excellent condition
Dimension:
12,59 x 6,29 x 31,10 H...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Fontana Arte Style Mid-century Modern Smoke Murano Glass Sconces
By Fontana Arte
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Applique composed of three organic elements in curved satin Murano glass in the shape of a leaf, smoky color, in the style of Fontana Arte. The elongated parts are concave and embrac...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Cocoon Ball Design Pendant Lamp, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Cocoon Ball Design Pendant Lamp, 1960s, Italy
Lampshade is in very good vintage condition.
This lamp works with E27 light bulbs.
Wired and suitable to use with 220V and 110V for a...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Resin
Pair of Large Art Deco Style Murano Glass Textured Wall Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of Smoked Murano Glass Wall Lights, crafted from textured glass and brass. The glass is ribbed and curved in design, creating a stunning decorative impact. Each wall light requi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large Murano Glass Chandelier Italy 1980s
By Mazzega
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-Century Modern Murano glass chandelier attributed to Mazzega, Italy, 1980s.
Large Vintage translucent and textured Murano glass chandelier, with gold-plated frame, canopy and cha...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Gold Plate
Floor Lamp "Quadrifoglio" by Gae Aulenti for Harvey Guzzini, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing floor lamp "quadrifoglio" in chrome steel and white acrylic by Gae Aulenti for Harvey Guzzini.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Polished chrome circular base and four...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Metal, Chrome, Steel
Mid-Century Space Age Model Orbiter Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Counterweight standing lamp after a design by the American designer Robert Sonneman from the 1960s. Here in the execution of the Italian manufacturer Luci.
An elegant design of high...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gaia, Murano Amber and Red Mezza Filigrana glass sphere, Silvio Piattelli Design
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
The Gaia lighting collection reimagines classic Mid-century Murano glass artistry with a distinctly modern sensibility. These captivating glass spheres offer a fresh perspective on t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Candle, Wall Lights, Brass, Italy, 1960s
By Candle
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass wall lights produced by Candle, Italy, c. 1960s.
Overall Dimensions (Inches): 13.25” H x 5.125” W x 2.1“ D
Back Plate Dimensions (Inches): 2.25” H x 5.125” W x .55”...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,800 / set
Mid-century Modern Italian Murano Glass and Brass Palmette Chandelier
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Large mid-century Murano glass palmette chandelier, Barovier and Toso style, Italy 1990s. The chandelier consists of a gold and brass painted metal frame, green and clear Murano glas...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large Triedri Murano Glass Chandelier, 265 Pink Prism
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
A magnificent Murano glass chandelier, 265 pink triedri on crome frame. This large Mid-Century Italian chandelier is truly a timeless classic.
Period: late XX century
Dimensions: 43,...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Mazzega Pendant with Glass Murano Bicolore , Italy, 1970
Located in La xara, VC
Exceptional Mazzega pendant, bicolore of glass Murano with structure. The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of the Italian Design. This unique Mazzega glob...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
$515 Sale Price
36% Off
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Murano glass lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Mid Century Modern Murano glass lamps, Italy circa 1980s.
Table or top lamps sold in pair, without the shades.
The Italian lamps are made of polished brass and brown and blac...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$4,700 / set
Murano Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Light by Archimede Seguso, 1950s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Murano glass flush mount ceiling light by Seguso.
Made in Italy in 1950s.
Murano ribbed glass, brass, metal.
4 medium base sockets.
Rewired for US.
FREE US rewiring upon request.
FRE...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Great 18 Palmette Shallow Flush Ceiling Mount, Murano, in Stock
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Here the larger version of the successful 12 leaves compact palmette ceiling fixture.
This group of shallow ceiling mount Murano chandelier was first designed for a luxury yacht low ceiling and now is used to pair with Mid-Century Modern Barovier palmette chandeliers, that are usually very tall. This beautiful 18 palm leaves flush mount...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
$2,676 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Murano Round Blue Glass and Brass Lantern Chandelier and Pendant, 1960
Located in Roma, Lazio
Very particular, refined and elegant Murano glass lanterns, their design truly one of a kind. Unique and special colors. These are very elegant and refined objects, they can be place...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian Four Arms Asymmetrical Brass Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in Bochum, NRW
Beautiful asymmetrical Italian chandelier, four adjustable arms disposed one and three in opposition to create a geometric counterbalanced flair. Made of brass and lacquered aluminum...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
$3,789 / item
Murano Glass Vintage 1970s organic Flush Mount, Brass and Glass, Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous futuristic glass flush mount by a Murano glass company. Heavy mouth blown art glass in an organic technic. The Fixture requires an European E14 / 110 Volt Candelabra bulb,...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
70s Lamp by Valenti Pistillo Design Studio Tetrarch Italia
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Anni '70s lamp by Valenti Pistillo Design Studio Tetrarch Italia.
Table, ceiling or wall lamp. PISTILLO model made of silver-plated acrylic material ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Acrylic
Achille Castiglioni Mid-Century Beige "Cocoon" Round Pendant, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning mid-century "cocoon" pendant with a marvelous dark beige even patina. This gorgeous cocoon ceiling lamp was designed by Achille Castiglioni in Italy in the 1960s.
This coco...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Steel
Pair of 1950s Italian Wall Sconces in Brass, Green Lacquered Steel and Opaline G
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of Italian wall sconces from the 1950s, combining green lacquered steel arms, brass details and softly diffusing opaline glass shades in a refined mid-century composition.
Each...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Style Brass Chandelier in the Manner of Bruno Gatta
Located in Bochum, NRW
An elegant and refined Italian brass chandelier in midcentury style, with 8 round brass frame shades with sandblasted glass in the bottom and E14 bulbs. Slightly customization in hei...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Rare Pair of
Lucinella
Wall Lights by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare pair of ‘Lucinella’ wall lights (Model 14140), designed by Angelo Lelii, exemplifies meticulous craftsmanship and elegant mid-century design. Each features a bell-shaped la...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Mario Bellini Ceramic Table Lamp Area 50 by Artemide, Italy, 1976
Located in Vienna, AT
Mario Bellini table light Area 50 by Artemide, Italy, 1976
Rare iconic ceramic lamp. It shows a beautiful rough-edged ceramic socket-like base and the trade-mark flying piece of res...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Plastic, Parchment Paper
Pair of Rare Murano “Pink Clouds” Mushroom Lamps Art Nouveau Italy 1970s
Located in Toronto, CA
Stunning and rare pair of vintage Murano glass mushroom lamps, handcrafted in Italy during the 1970s. Each lamp features a soft pink “clouds” pattern — a hallmark of Murano artistry ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Copper
$1,113 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Vico Magistretti, Table Lamp, Plastic, Italy, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
An orange-colored plastic "Dalú" table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti and produced by Artemide, Italy, c. 1960s.
Light discoloration present to acrylic consistent with age and us...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Delicious Murano Vintage Chandelier with White Glass Flowers, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Italian Glass Flower Chandelier, 1970s
This elegant chandelier, made in Italy in the 1970s, showcases the timeless beauty of handcraft...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Brown Mid-Century Murano glass sconces
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of round Mid Century Modern sconces attributed to Carlo Nason for Mazzega Italy 1960s.
The Mid Century Modern wall lights are made of a Murano glass transparent globe with a b...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$2,550 / set
Desk lamp "Shu" or "Elmo" by Joe Colombo
By Joe Colombo
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This very rare table or desk lamp was designed by Joe Colombo in 1971 and manufactured by Forma & Funzione in Italy.
This lamp is known as “Shu”, “Elmo” or “Yo Yo”, due to the possib...
Category
1670s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Monumental Large Murano Glass Single Sconce by Venini 1960s, Italy
By Venini
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This exquisite large sconce or wall light was made by the legendary atelier of Venini in Italy, circa 1960s. It features hand blown thick and heavy Murano glass tubes on a white meta...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Italian Sconces Stilnovo Style, Brass and 20 cm Diam Glass, Mid-Century Design
Located in Bochum, NRW
Mid-century design wall lights in the style of Stilnovo.
A stylish combination of brass
opaline glass!
These wall lights look amazing when lit and are a superb example of the f...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Murano chandelier by Mazzega Italy 1970s
By AVMazzega
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Introducing a mesmerizing Murano chandelier crafted by Mazzega in Italy during the 1970s, representing the epitome of mid-century modern Italian lighting. This exquisite chandelier f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Mid-century Modern Italian Brass and Pulegoso Murano Glass Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This stunning pair of Art Deco Murano Glass wall lights has been crafted entirely by hand. Each piece is decorated using the Pulegoso...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of 1950s Italian Brass Wall Sconces with Opaline Glass Shades
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of Italian wall sconces from the 1950s featuring a minimal yet refined composition in brass and opaline glass. Each light presents a cylindrical opaline glass holder supporting ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
1970s Mid-century Modern Gilded Metal and Murano Glass Ceiling or Wall Light
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This exquisite Mid-century Modern flush mount light is an authentic piece of 1970s Italian lighting design, equally suitable for use as a dramatic ceiling lamp or a striking wall sco...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Venetian Glass Chandelier by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This stunning chandelier is a remarkable example of Carlo Nason's iconic lighting designs for Mazzega Murano during the mid-20th century. The piece features an elegant hemispherical ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Nickel
Elegant Italian chandelier by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Pietro Chiesa Chandelier for Fontana Arte, 1940s – Sculptural Mid-Century Elegance
An elegant and rare chandelier designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte in the 1940s, exemplifyi...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
1950s Stilux Milano Opaline Glass
Perforated Painted Metal Pendant
Located in Glendale, CA
1950s Stilux Milano Opaline Glass
Perforated Painted Metal Pendant.
Executed in sculptural opaline glass with black painted perforated metal accent pieces and patinated brass ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of 1950s Italian Midcentury Modern Blue Bedside Lamps
Located in Rome, IT
Presenting a pair of midcentury modern Italian bedside lamps from the 1950s, exuding timeless elegance and charm. These abat-j...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Wood
Brass and Glass Ceiling Lamp, Attr. to Pietro Chiesa, 1950s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Brass and Glass Ceiling Lamp, Attr. to Pietro Chiesa, 1950s, Italy
Lampshade is in very good vintage condition.
This lamp works with 4x E27 and 4x E14 light bulbs.
Wired and suita...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Fontana Arte Style Mid-century Modern Aqua Green Murano Glass Sconces
By Fontana Arte
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Applique composed of three organic elements in curved satin Murano glass in the shape of an aquamarine leaf, in the style of Fontana Arte. The elongated parts are concave and embrace...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-century Modern lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern lighting for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage lighting created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern lighting made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lighting, popular names associated with this style include Fabio Ltd, J.T. Kalmar, Stilnovo, and Glashütte Limburg. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for lighting differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $60 and tops out at $649,671 while the average work can sell for $2,162.
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